Jaime Beriestain Concept Store
Barcelona sets the table to welcome new restaurants: open reservations.
HOLY LEAF: WHAT'S NEW
His Niño Viejo taqueria still smells like new but Albert Adria does not stop and, together with the cook Paco Mendez , expands its Mexican cuisine proposal with Saint leaf . More formal, more elaborate, it is called to be the best in the city. Both share a local that, when midnight arrives it becomes a cocktail bar , specializing in tequilas and mezcal _(av. Mistral, 54; tel. 93 348 21 94) _.
BLANC BRASSERIE & GASTROBAR: THE MOST EXPECTED
The algae, the plankton, the knowledge of the sea is the basis of the cuisine of angel lion , the restaurant's award-winning chef aponiente (Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz) who has just moved to Barcelona to run the restaurant Blanc Brasserie & Gastrobar at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel . Together with his right-hand man, Ismael Alonso, he is already finalizing the menu (Paseo de Gracia, 38-40; tel. 93 151 87 83).
Ángel León leaves his mark on the Blanc Brasserie & Gastrobar at the Mandarin Oriental hotel
THE NATIONAL: READY
In an old 2,600 square meter car park, the new gastronomic space of Charles Weaver . Decorated with echoes of the Barcelona of the 30s and 40s by the fashionable interior designer, Lazaro Rosa-Violan, The National It is made up of different areas, restaurants and **bars (for wines, cavas, oysters) **, to eat something quick or put on your boots. The protagonist: the national product (Paseo de Gracia, 24b).
DOUBLE: COCKTAILS AND DIM SUM
On the ground floor of L'Eggs, Doble has just been inaugurated, an intimate, exquisite and very sophisticated space in which, for a moment, you'll think you're in a New York jazz club . Doble is a club, a restaurant, a cabaret, a place to have a drink or to enjoy a tasty dinner listening to live music and watching a good show. Also, the creative dishes are signed by Paco Pérez .I recommend that you try the cocktails with tea -my favorite is the Umes-hu Tea–, the chicken dumplings with prawns and the crayfish dim sum. And don't miss the cabaret nights, when they surprise the public with a show halfway between music hall, cabaret and burlesque (Paseo de Gracia, 116; tel. 93 238 48 46; leggs.es/double; dinner and drinks from 8 p.m. to 3 p.m. -kitchen until midnight-, Wednesday to Saturday; average price, €40).
Interior of the sophisticated Double
WINERY 1900: NEIGHBORHOOD VERMUT BY ALBERT ADRIÀ
To taste the know-how of Albert Adrià in a different way, come to the Winery 1900 , where the concept of 'making vermouth' is being recovered, an unequivocal sign of Barcelona's identity. Is about a casual place , with an authentic decoration, like that of the usual winery, with marble tables, floor with hydraulic tiles , sausages hanging adorning the shelves and walls dressed with canned food and souvenirs from elBulli.
Although it opened just over a year ago, It seems like it's been there all my life . To eat, you can choose between original tapas, tasty stews, salted meats, marinades, artisan preserves, sea urchins, razor clams, prawns, or sausages and Joselito hams . The best thing is to let yourself be advised by the suggestions of the day, but don't miss the opportunity to try the famous spherified olives made in elBulli and the Martini coupage, the house vermouth _(Tamarit, 91; tel. 93 325 26 59 ; from Tuesday to Saturday, from 1:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.) _.
Bodega 1900: it seems that it has been there for a lifetime
SMALL BIG TREASURES
The Obra Social "La Caixa" exhibits in Barcelona, until January 5, a selection of the best works of the Prado Museum in small format . With a total of 135 masterpieces, the Captive Beauty exhibition offers the privilege of taking a tour through the main treasures of the Madrid art gallery, beginning in the 2nd century with the sculptures of Athena Parthenos and reaching the 19th century with Fortuny. Along the way the appointment is with El Bosco, Titian, El Greco, Velazquez, Rubens, Madrazo, Goya ... Are you going to miss it? (Caixa Forum Barcelona. Avenida de Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8; open every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) .
The little great treasures of El Prado are in Barcelona until January 5
THE CONCEPT OF STYLE ACCORDING TO JAIME BERIESTAIN
A shop with a café or a café with a shop? Ideal to go at any time of the day (and well into the night), the interior designer's multi-space (or concept store) Jaime Beriestain is the latest fashion spot in Barcelona. A meeting point for the most chic atmosphere in a cozy and cosmopolitan space where In addition to shopping, you can have breakfast, lunch, dinner or indulge yourself in the afternoon with their delicious cupcakes.
In his store you will find restored vintage furniture, scented candles, books, exotic sarongs, crockery, rugs, and even a flower shop! For a last minute gift or to browse on a Saturday morning. You're sure to stay for brunch! (_Pau Claris, 167; lunch menu, €15, a la carte, €40) _.
* This article is published in the Condé Nast Traveler magazine for October number 77. This issue is available in its digital version for iPad in the iTunes AppStore, in the digital version for PC, Mac, Win8, Android and iPad in the newsstand virtual Zinio and now also on Google Play kiosk.
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